Sailing Hardware & Gear for Sale
- Harken 40mm carbo air cheek block 2644(US $35.99)
- Vintage black, blue, & white spinnaker sail & bag(US $150.00)
- Pulley rope clamp cam automatic rope for board sailing sailboat kayak canoe(US $32.99)
- Duttөn-lainsөn 2000 lbs. 2-speed horizontal pulling winch with ratchet(US $125.20)
- Plastimo compatible 17645 blocking cone for 7mm parafil guardrail(US $5.00)
- J100 jib sail doyle(US $450.00)
The other side of the curtain: A look back at Lada, Volga and more
Mon, 10 Oct 2011While Americans in the 1960s and '70s were enjoying the heyday of muscle-car madness, our friends over in the Soviet Union were treated to an entirely different kind of automobile. Fiat-based Ladas and Russian-born Volgas were the cars of the day, and our friends at Retronaut have gathered some press materials and advertisements for the compact sedans. Lada was named after a famous Czech manufacturer of sewing machines in the 1960s.
Saab: Muller seeking €600 million Chinese Bank loan to placate GM
Thu, 08 Dec 2011Saab €600 seeking million China Loan Victor Muller is seeking a €600 million loan from a Bank in China to allow Saab to survive and circumvent GM’s objection to Chinese ownership. We’re not sure if this is ‘Plan B’ or whether we’re way beyond that now. But the latest ‘Save Saab’ pitch from Victor Muller is to acquire a €600 million loan from a bank in China to save Saab.
Honda Insight Mk2: photo of production hybrid car
Wed, 03 Dec 2008By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 03 December 2008 14:00 Honda issued this solitary photograph of the new Insight hybrid car today – revealing the battery-powered vehicle in production spec. This is a bit of a mini landmark in green fuels technology: the Insight Mk2 will become at a stroke the world’s cheapest hybrid car. Sales begin in spring 2009 and CAR understands that Honda is working on a £14,995 price tag, substantially undercutting today’s hybrids.